Oil-can



(No ModeL) A. H. UPER.

0.1L GAN.

No. 531,665. Patented Jan. l, 1895.

WITNESSES:

s INVENTOR t UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ARNOH. UFER, OF BAY CITY, MICHIGAN.

oir-CAN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 531,665, dated January1, 1 895.

Application led 'October 29. 1894. Serial 1113.521140.' (No model.)

to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference markedthereon, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to oil cans, and consists in the peculiarconstruction, arrangement, and combination of the parts shown anddescribed.

Figure l is a vertical section of the can showing the pump, in partsectional; Fig.'2 isa top view of the can. Fig. 3 is a horizontalsection on line X-#X of the pump in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a sectionalelevation of the plunger valve. Fig. 5 isa sectional elevation of ythelower valve of the pump. Fig. 6 is a top view of the drip. Fig. 7 is asectional view of the drip, and Fig. 8 is a side view of the drip. 1 isan oil can which consists of two parts,

he lower part, 2, being formed of a circular piece of tin with a rimadapted to be pressed inside of the canand snapped into the groove.

'in that position it is soldered.

3 is a circular vslab secured to the bottom as is common. l 4

4 is the top of thecan and is provided with two orifices, 5 and 13'.VThe orifice 5 is for the purpose of illing the can and has acircumferential dependage which isscrew threaded and adapted to engage ascrew threaded stopper or drip,6. The centerof this stopper is bentdownward, its sides almost parallel to the sides of the orifice, and isprovided at the bottom thereof with thev hole7 through which,

as will hereinafter appear, any drip from the pump may drain. Itis alsoprovided with a dependage, 8, having on the bottom side thereof a hookadapted to engage a link of the' chain 8 having a horizontal bar acrossthe end thereof, the. said chain being long enough to permit of thestopperl Vbeing dis` engaged and taken out of the orifice 5 but notremoved from the can, the horizontal bar of the chain being within thecan and longer than the orifice 5.

Across the middle of the stopper is a bent bar, 9, the bow of the barbeing at the center thereof and adapted to fit around and engage anozzle 211 on the end of the pump spout and hold it'in place.

10 is a rod extending through the top of the can at right angles to thepump spout when' in the position shown in Fig. 2, and having eyes oneach end thereof adapted to receive and hold an ordinary pail bail orhandle 11. In the orice 13 I insert a screw threaded 'y thimble, 14,`having upon the lower end thereof perforations, l5.

Into this thimble I insert the tube 16 of a pump. The lower end of thistube is provided with the usual suction valve, 17. f`

It will be observed that the lowerA end ofthe tube 16 is cut on thediagonal, the valve 17 being hinged at the upper edge, the lower edge,

Qing it rigid in the can. v This tube 16 is provided with a longitudinalridge 18,"upon one side thereof, forming a grooveuponthe Ainside of thetube as shownin Fig. 3. f In this groove the pump plunger, 19, works,which consists of a small Wire having on the lower end thereof a valve.This valve consists of a circular piece, 20,- secured on itscircumference to the plunger 19 and having extending up through themiddle of it the projections 22 which pass through the leather packing21, their endsbeing turned down as shown in Fig. 4, and thereby holdingthe leather to thetop ofthe piece 20, the outer edge of the leatherbeing free to move to and from the piece 2O as the plunger is raised orlowered, thusallowing the liquid to pass around it and answering thepurpose of the usual valve on a suction pump.

23 is an extension tube itting into the tube 16 and may be provided witha packing around the lower end thereof to prevent the liquid passingbetween it and the tube 16. In

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case, however, the liquid should get above the packing it will drip fromthe pump through the perforations 15, hereinbet'ore mentioned. Thisextension tube 23 is provided with the usual spout which, as heretoforementioned, is of such form and length as to reach forward to the stopper6 and engage the bar 9 in the stopper when not in use. When used it isdrawn upward and turned over the top of the vessel into which the liquidis to be pumped. The rod 19 is then worked, pumping the liquid from thecan, as hereinbefore described.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In an oil can, the combination with the can of the bail 11, the rod10, the stopper 6, adapted to be screwed into an orifice in the top ofthe can and provided with the bent bar 9 across its center, adapted toreceive the nozzle 24 of a pump, of a pump consisting of tube 16 havinga suction valve on the lower end thereof, and having an extension, 16',below'the valve, the extension tube 23 tightly fitting the tube 16, theplunger 19 fittinginto thelongitudinal groove 18 upon the inside of thetube 16, said plunger having upon the lower end thereof a valve the pumpheld in the can by a screw thimble 14 having its lower projecting flangeperforated, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. A pump for an oil can consisting of the pipe 16 having a longitudinalrib upon its circumference forming a groove, 18, the entire length ofthe tube and adapted to receive a plunger 19 having upon the lower endthereof a valve working in said tube 16, a valve 17 upon the lower endof the tube 16, the extension tube 23 passing tightly within the tube 16and provided with a spout or nozzle 24, the valve on the lower end ofthe plunger consisting of a circular piece 2O having the rod 19 securedto its circumference and havingacross the top thereof the leatherpacking 21 secured in its center to the piece 20, its outer edge beingfree and forming the packing for the plunger, substantially as and forthe purpose set forth.

3. In an oil can, a stopper therefor consisting of a screw threadedstopper having its center bent downward forming the sides for thethreads and having across its center a bar bent at its center in theform desired to receive a nozzle of a pump, and an orifice 7 through thebottom of the stopper provided with an outlet for the drip of the pump,and a chain 8 secured to the under side of the stopper within the can toprevent its being lost when detached, substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

4. In an oil can, the combination with the body of the can having acircumferential groove updn the lower part thereof, a circular bottomhaving a Harige on its edge adapted to snap into the groove of thebottorn,` a screw threaded stopper 6 having a depression in its centeracross which is a bent bar 9 adapted to engage the end of the nozzle ofthe pump when not in use, a hole 7 in the center of the stopper formingan outlet for the drip from the pump, a chain attached to the lower partof the stopper having a cross bar longer than the stopper orifice, therod 10 passing through the top of the body of the can and having eyesupon each end thereof adapted to be engaged by the handle 11, a tube 16extending into the can from the top to its bottom, having upon the lowerend thereof a suction valve l7,its upper end being screw threaded andadapted to engage a screw threaded orifice in the top of the can, andhaving perforations 15 below the screw thread,a longitudinal rib 18 onthe outside` of the tube forming agroove upon the inside thereof, aplunger 19 working in this groove and having a valve upon the lower endthereof, an extension tube 23 fitting tightly into the tube 16 andadapted to be moved up' and down therein, and capable of being turned,and having the nozzle 24, substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ARNO H. UFER. Witnesses:

A. H. SWARTHOUT, FANNIE RoBBINs.

